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At its lower levels, this can allow people to see objects that are within reaching distance as closer than they really are, resulting in a general enhancement of visual capabilities. At its higher levels, this can allow people to see objects as if they were right in front of them across seemingly impossible stretches of distance ranging from between several feet to hundreds of meters. Since this is most likely a physiological impossibility, it suggests that higher level visual magnification may actually be a seamless hallucinatory state which predictively simulates the details within distant visual input in a realistic and convincing manner.
At its lower levels, this can allow people to see objects that are within reaching distance as closer than they really are, resulting in a general enhancement of visual capabilities. At its higher levels, this can allow people to see objects as if they were right in front of them across seemingly impossible stretches of distance ranging from between several feet to hundreds of meters. Since this is most likely a physiological impossibility, it suggests that higher level visual magnification may actually be a seamless hallucinatory state which predictively simulates the details within distant visual input in a realistic and convincing manner.


This effect is uncommon but can spontaneously manifest itself for short periods of time under the influence of certain [[psychedelics]] such as [[LSD]] or [[Ayahuasca]]. It is considerably more likely to occur if one spends extended periods of time staring it an object or scene within the distance.
This effect is uncommon but can spontaneously manifest itself for short periods of time under the influence of certain [[psychedelics]] such as [[LSD]] or [[Ayahuasca]]. It is considerably more likely to occur if one spends extended periods of time staring at an object or scene within the distance.
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